Code of Virginia - Title 42.1 Libraries - Chapter 7 Virginia Public Records Act

  • 42.1-76 Legislative intent; title of chapter
    The General Assembly intends by this chapter to establish a single body of law applicable to all public officers and employees on the subject of ...
  • 42.1-76.1 Notice of Chapter.
    Any person elected, reelected, appointed, or reappointed to the governing body of any agency subject to this chapter shall (i) be furnished by the agency ...
  • 42.1-77 Definitions
    As used in this chapter: "Agency" means all boards, commissions, departments, divisions, institutions, authorities, or parts thereof, of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions and ...
  • 42.1-78 Confidentiality safeguarded
    Any records made confidential by law shall be so treated. Records which by law are required to be closed to the public shall not be ...
  • 42.1-79 Records management function vested in The Library of Virginia
    A. The archival and records management function shall be vested in The Library of Virginia. The Library of Virginia shall be the official custodian and ...
  • 42.1-79.1 Description unavailable
    Repealed by Acts 2005, c. 787, cl. 2. ...
  • 42.1-80 , 42.1-81
    Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 177. ...
  • 42.1-82 Duties and powers of Library Board
    A. The State Library Board shall: 1. Issue regulations concerning procedures for the disposal, physical destruction or other disposition of public records containing social security ...
  • 42.1-83 Description unavailable
    Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 60, cl. 2. ...
  • 42.1-84 Description unavailable
    Repealed by Acts 2005, c. 787, cl. 2. ...
  • 42.1-85 Records Management Program; agencies to cooperate; agencies to designate records officer
    A. The Library of Virginia shall administer a records management program for the application of efficient and economical methods for managing the lifecycle of public ...
  • 42.1-86 Essential public records; security recovery copies; disaster plans
    A. In cooperation with the head of each agency, The Library of Virginia shall establish and maintain a program for the selection and preservation of ...
  • 42.1-86.1 Disposition of public records
    A. No agency shall sell or give away public records. No agency shall destroy or discard a public record unless (i) the record appears on ...
  • 42.1-87 Archival public records
    A. Custodians of archival public records shall keep them in fire-resistant, environmentally controlled, physically secure rooms designed to ensure proper preservation and in such arrangement ...
  • 42.1-88 Custodians to deliver all records at expiration of term; penalty for noncompliance
    Any custodian of any public records shall, at the expiration of his term of office, appointment or employment, deliver to his successor, or, if there ...
  • 42.1-89 Petition and court order for return of public records not in authorized possession
    The Librarian of Virginia or his designated representative such as the State Archivist or any public official who is the custodian of public records in ...
  • 42.1-90 Seizure of public records not in authorized possession
    A. At any time after the filing of the petition set out in § 42.1-89 or contemporaneous with such filing, the person seeking the return ...
  • 42.1-90.1 Auditing.
    The Librarian may, in his discretion, conduct an audit of the records management practices of any agency. Any agency subject to the audit shall cooperate ...
  • 42.1-91 Description unavailable
    Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 60, cl. 2. ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009